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Are you a sleep texter? You’re not alonehttps://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2018/dec/10/are-you-sleep-texter-not-alone-parasomnia-phone
<p>In case you needed another reason not to keep your phone beside your bed, a quarter of students report this modern form of parasomnia</p><p><strong>Name:</strong> Sleep texting.</p><p><strong>Location:</strong> In bed.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2018/dec/10/are-you-sleep-texter-not-alone-parasomnia-phone">Continue reading...</a>SleepMobile phonesMobile phonesHealth & wellbeingLife and styleTechnologyMon, 10 Dec 2018 16:37:28 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2018/dec/10/are-you-sleep-texter-not-alone-parasomnia-phonePhotograph: Frederic Cirou/Getty Images/PhotoAltoPhotograph: Frederic Cirou/Getty Images/PhotoAltoGuardian Staff2018-12-10T16:37:28ZEU nationals highlight multiple bugs in Home Office Brexit apphttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/08/another-blow-brexit-app-eu-nationals-string-bugs-home-office
<p>Concerns raised over passport recognition, data sharing and ability to use it abroad</p><p>Home Office efforts to launch a phone app for EU nationals registering to stay in Britain have been dealt a blow after complaints that the passport recognition function does not work on all phones.</p><p>Universities participating in a trial of the app have resorted to buying a supply of phones that do work as has one law firm advising applicants.</p><p lang="en" dir="ltr">How can it be that the <a href="https://twitter.com/ukhomeoffice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ukhomeoffice</a> has no proof documents that they have issued to us themselves? How many people are at risk if this is a more wide-spread problem. Hasn't <a href="https://twitter.com/guardian?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@guardian</a> exposed enough flaws of the <a href="https://twitter.com/ukhomeoffice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ukhomeoffice</a> yet?</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/08/another-blow-brexit-app-eu-nationals-string-bugs-home-office">Continue reading...</a>BrexitUK newsAppsEuropean UnionEuropeTechnologyMobile phonesSat, 08 Dec 2018 10:26:01 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/08/another-blow-brexit-app-eu-nationals-string-bugs-home-officePhotograph: Google PlayPhotograph: Google PlayLisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondent2018-12-08T10:26:01ZThe Guardian view on the Turner prize: art as politics | Editorialhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/07/the-guardian-view-on-the-turner-prize-art-as-politics
It has been a year when artists have had no choice but to be part of the wider debate<p>The judges of the Turner prize have issued a challenge by awarding it to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/dec/04/iphone-film-maker-charlotte-prodger-wins-2018-turner-prize" title="">Charlotte Prodger</a> this week. The challenge is to pay attention, to stay alert, and most of all, to devote time to what can seem a demanding shortlist exhibition. There are no warnings of flashing lights, or scenes of a sexual nature, for this year’s show at Tate Britain in London. Instead, the museum’s website <a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/exhibition/turner-prize-2018" title="">cautions</a>: “To see all the films in the exhibition from start to finish it will take 4.5 hours. Please plan your visit accordingly.” The reason for this admonition is that all the work in the exhibition is film, video or moving image. By coincidence or not, none of the artists here is producing work that is readily saleable. There is nothing here that would readily adorn an oligarch’s yacht, or be easily considered an asset.</p><p>The Turner prize <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/sep/24/turner-prize-2018-review-tate-britain-naeem-mohaiemen-luke-willis-thompson-forensic-architecture-charlotte-prodger" title="">exhibition</a> captures the mood of the times – and especially a growing sense among artists and curators that the aesthetic tools at their disposal can to be put to political use. Some of the more ludic work shortlisted in previous years would look frivolous in this company. This is a show in which the multidisciplinary collective Forensic Architecture has applied a number of patient, painstaking techniques to unpack precisely what happened on a night in 2017, when Israeli police attempted to clear a Bedouin village, an action resulting in two deaths. It is a show in which Luke Willis Thompson has presented a <a href="https://twitter.com/thewhitepube/status/989449417391509504?lang=en" title="">controversial</a> filmed portrait of Diamond Reynolds who, in 2016, used her mobile phone to livestream the killing of her partner by police in the US state of Minnesota. </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/07/the-guardian-view-on-the-turner-prize-art-as-politics">Continue reading...</a>Turner prizeArtAwards and prizesArt and designTate BritainPoliticsFilmCultureMobile phonesTechnologyUK newsFri, 07 Dec 2018 18:24:23 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/07/the-guardian-view-on-the-turner-prize-art-as-politicsPhotograph: Sarah Lee for the GuardianPhotograph: Sarah Lee for the GuardianEditorial2018-12-07T18:24:23Z‘I was on Instagram. The baby fell down the stairs’: is your phone use harming your child?https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/dec/07/mother-on-instagram-baby-fell-down-stairs-parental-phone-use-children
<p>As new research looks at the impact of distracted parenting on child development, we talk to families about the battle with ‘technoference’</p><p>Earlier this year, Sara Davidson had what she calls “a massive wakeup call” about the damage our relationship with our phones can do to our children. Davidson (not her real name), a 34-year-old mother of two from London, was mindlessly scrolling through her mobile, “sucked into the Insta-vacuum”, when her eight-month-old baby crawled across the bedroom floor and on to the landing. “I heard a thud, then a cry,” she says. “My brain, transfixed by my phone, took a couple of seconds to realise that she had tumbled down the stairs. I hadn’t even noticed she was out of sight. My stomach turned.”</p><p>Davidson admits that she was very lucky: apart from being a little shocked, her daughter was fine. Her fall had been broken three steps down. “I was riddled with guilt,” Davidson says. “I could have damaged my child, and for what? For looking at some meaningless nonsense on social media? I can’t bring myself to tell my husband. But it has been enough to make me re-evaluate my relationship with my devices. The irony is, I’ve always been pretty militant about their screen time – they are both under three and don’t watch TV or have iPads.”</p><p>Accidental injuries in US children under five rose 10% between 2007 and 2012. The first iPhone was launched in 2007</p><p>Ask parents to monitor how much they are on their phones and everyone is shocked</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/dec/07/mother-on-instagram-baby-fell-down-stairs-parental-phone-use-children">Continue reading...</a>Mobile phonesParents and parentingTechnologyFamilyLife and styleFri, 07 Dec 2018 13:00:17 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/dec/07/mother-on-instagram-baby-fell-down-stairs-parental-phone-use-childrenPhotograph: David Levene for the GuardianPhotograph: David Levene for the GuardianJemima Kiss2018-12-07T13:00:17ZDon’t demonise social media, it can be a blessing for teens with problems | Micha Frazer-Carrollhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/07/social-media-teenagers-problems-banning-phones-children-support
Banning phones, instead of teaching children how to engage with them properly, ignores how much support is available online<p>I remember my first phone. A sticky-buttoned Nokia, given to me by my mum when I was 11, to be used strictly for communication between myself and her (who else was I going to text?), on the way to and from school. I had to press “7” four times just to type the letter “s”.</p><p>I’m still in my early twenties, but in the intervening years the world of communication has changed dramatically for kids and teenagers. Almost all have smartphones, and many are so closely attached to them that they check them through the night.</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/dec/05/one-in-10-children-often-lonely-according-to-new-ons-figures">One in 10 children 'often lonely', according to ONS figures</a> </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/07/social-media-teenagers-problems-banning-phones-children-support">Continue reading...</a>Social mediaChildrenSocietyDigital mediaTwitterMobile phonesMobile phonesFri, 07 Dec 2018 10:41:22 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/07/social-media-teenagers-problems-banning-phones-children-supportPhotograph: Mixmike/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Mixmike/Getty ImagesMicha Frazer-Carroll2018-12-07T10:41:22ZPhones at gigs can be annoying – but they must never be banned | Ben Beaumont-Thomashttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/dec/03/phones-at-gigs-annoying-research-must-never-be-banned
<p>New research suggests we’re getting increasingly annoyed with people taking photos and filming at gigs, but removing these rights would be utterly draconian</p><p>It reads like a particularly clumsy Black Mirror episode: a crowd at a gig all glued to the action on their phone screens rather than looking at the stage. But this is a common sight at live music events today, and one that the British public is getting more irritated by.</p><p>New research by the ticketing website Eventbrite polled more than 1,000 UK gig-goers for their opinions on using mobile phones during concerts. Of respondents, 70% said they were annoyed by people constantly taking video or photos of the show, and 69% said they would support “more than minimal action to minimise the disruption”. Eventbrite’s suggestions varied in popularity: “no-phone zones” and audience spot checks received less than 20% support each, but the idea of “gentle nudges to make phones more discreet” received 41% support.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/dec/03/phones-at-gigs-annoying-research-must-never-be-banned">Continue reading...</a>MusicCultureSmartphonesPhotographyTechnologyMobile phonesTelecomsMon, 03 Dec 2018 14:36:58 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/dec/03/phones-at-gigs-annoying-research-must-never-be-bannedPhotograph: IBL/REX/ShutterstockPhotograph: IBL/REX/ShutterstockBen Beaumont-Thomas2018-12-03T14:36:58ZVoice messaging – conversational gain or pain?https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/dec/02/five-reasons-why-voice-messaging-is-the-next-big-thing
<p>The warmth of a call with the ease of a text – or just a time-wasting nuisance? Either way, they are the new chat</p><p>Trawl through social media or simply have the misfortune to be friends with an early adopter of tech trends and you’ll see that the next big form of communication is upon us. It isn’t a brand new app or some strange semaphore. In some ways, it’s a throwback to the 1980s era of answering machines. “Voice messaging” – sending recorded voice messages to recipients using apps such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Telegram – is having a moment. Unlike with voicemail, there’s no opportunity for the recipient to pick up and chat, and you can mix voice messages in with regular chat messages. For those who haven’t yet had the pleasure of encountering them, here’s what you need to know.</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/nov/12/whatsapp-struggling-control-fake-news-india-bbc-study-hindu-nationalism-cheap-mobile-data">WhatsApp struggling to control fake news in India, researchers say</a> </p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/aug/27/facebook-is-being-eclipsed-by-its-youthful-rival-snapchat">Facebook is being eclipsed by its youthful rival Snapchat</a> </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/dec/02/five-reasons-why-voice-messaging-is-the-next-big-thing">Continue reading...</a>TechnologySmartphonesSocial mediaDigital mediaMediaMobile phonesSun, 02 Dec 2018 07:00:27 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/dec/02/five-reasons-why-voice-messaging-is-the-next-big-thingComposite: GettyComposite: GettyChris Stokel-Walker2018-12-02T07:00:27ZA way to combat noisy phone users | Brief lettershttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/29/a-way-to-combat-noisy-phone-users
Democracies | Swallowing objects | Phone monsters | Pollution | Steve Bell<p>Aung San Suu Kyi’s fall from grace tells us something about ourselves. We fetishise democracy. This is folly. All too often, democracies have resorted to rendition, torture, cyberwarfare, assassination, terrorism and war. We’ve got to start practising what we preach.<br><strong>Yugo Kovach</strong><br><em>Winterborne Houghton, Dorset</em></p><p>• Your <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/nov/28/smooth-passage-for-swallowed-lego" title="">letters about swallowing Lego</a> (29 November) reminded me of a true story of nearly 80 years ago. In those days many small toys were made of lead. Our neighbours’ son swallowed a small lead pig. They examined his stools regularly and in time out popped the pig. The boy’s mother was so relieved, she had the pig cleaned, silvered and mounted as a brooch which she frequently wore.<br><strong>Colin Wood-Robinson</strong><br><em>Leeds</em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/29/a-way-to-combat-noisy-phone-users">Continue reading...</a>Aung San Suu KyiWorld newsLegoToysLife and styleHealthSocietySmartphonesMobile phonesTechnologyPollutionEnvironmentMark ThatcherUK newsThu, 29 Nov 2018 16:40:19 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/29/a-way-to-combat-noisy-phone-usersPhotograph: CHANNEL 4 PICTURE PUBLICITYPhotograph: CHANNEL 4 PICTURE PUBLICITYLetters2018-11-29T16:40:19ZWhy is populism booming? Today’s tech is partly to blame | Jamie Bartletthttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/29/populism-tinder-politics-swipe-left-or-right-unthinkingly
<p>Social media platforms are the perfect places to deny nuance in favour of extreme opinions – and we are hooked on them</p><p>Rightwing populists around the world have had a good couple of months. The anti-immigration <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-29202793" title="">Sweden Democrats</a> won 17.6% of the vote in September’s general election, making theirs the third largest party in the Riksdag. In Brazil, the far-right firebrand <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2018/oct/28/brazil-election-2018-second-round-of-voting-closes-as-bolsonaro-eyes-the-presidency-live" title="">Jair Bolsonaro</a> has become president. And in Italy, being in power doesn’t seem to have damaged Lega Nord or its coalition partner, Five Star. </p><p>What’s going on? There are lots of good reasons why voters want change. The right says immigration levels and an out-of-touch elite are helping the outsiders. The left points to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/nov/13/uk-wages-squeeze-continue-until-2022-resolution-foundation-warns" title="">flatlining wages</a> and financial insecurity, noting the 10th anniversary of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/14/the-panel-lehman-brothers-ten-year-anniversary-financial-crash" title="">the financial crisis</a>. But neither acknowledges that populism is a style of politics as much as a set of specific promises. It is doing such <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2018/nov/20/revealed-one-in-four-europeans-vote-populist" title="">a roaring trade</a> because our political culture is evolving to fit the media we communicate through.</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/live/2018/nov/27/fake-news-inquiry-facebook-to-face-mps-from-around-the-world-mark-zuckerberg-live-updates">Fake news inquiry: Facebook questioned by MPs from around the world –&nbsp;as it happened</a> </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/29/populism-tinder-politics-swipe-left-or-right-unthinkingly">Continue reading...</a>Social mediaPoliticsUK newsDigital mediaFacebookTechnologySocial networkingTwitterInternetMobile phonesThu, 29 Nov 2018 06:00:13 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/29/populism-tinder-politics-swipe-left-or-right-unthinkinglyPhotograph: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty ImagesJamie Bartlett2018-11-29T06:00:13ZWorried about being bugged? Don’t keep your phone in the microwavehttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2018/nov/26/worried-about-being-bugged-dont-keep-phone-microwave-steve-baker-privacy
<p>While the unusual technique reportedly employed by the MP Steve Baker does work, there are easier ways to ensure your privacy<br></p><p>We have all had conversations that made us want to destroy our phones in rage, but that is not why Theresa May’s nemesis, the Brexiter MP Steve Baker, apparently put his in the microwave.</p><p><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6425537/One-Jacob-Rees-Moggs-key-Brexiteers-keeps-phone-microwave-stop-bugged.html" title="">According to reports</a>, Baker – who led the campaign last week to trigger a vote of no confidence in the Tory leader – is paranoid about surveillance and keeps his phone in the microwave overnight to avoid being “bugged”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2018/nov/26/worried-about-being-bugged-dont-keep-phone-microwave-steve-baker-privacy">Continue reading...</a>Mobile phonesPhone hackingSurveillanceTechnologyPrivacyPrivacy & the mediaMon, 26 Nov 2018 16:25:09 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2018/nov/26/worried-about-being-bugged-dont-keep-phone-microwave-steve-baker-privacyPhotograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty ImagesAlex Hern2018-11-26T16:25:09ZOur top five new smartphoneshttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/nov/25/smartphones-review-roundup-latest-phones-apple-samsung-google-huawei
<p>All-glass design, face recognition and triple cameras are some of the innovations featured in the latest phones from Apple, Google, Huawei and Samsung</p><p>£900</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/nov/25/smartphones-review-roundup-latest-phones-apple-samsung-google-huawei">Continue reading...</a>SmartphonesMobile phonesTechnologyAppleSamsungGoogleHuaweiSun, 25 Nov 2018 09:00:07 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/nov/25/smartphones-review-roundup-latest-phones-apple-samsung-google-huaweiPhotograph: Katherine Anne Rose for the ObserverPhotograph: Katherine Anne Rose for the ObserverSamuel Gibbs2018-11-25T09:00:07ZThe smartphone apps that will change the way you bankhttps://www.theguardian.com/money/2018/nov/24/the-smartphone-apps-that-will-change-the-way-you-bank
<p>As N26 makes its UK debut, we look at what you can expect from the new breed of services</p><p>The march of the smartphone-based “challenger banks” continues, with the German-based N26 the latest to launch in the UK.</p><p>It joins other app-based banks, such as Monzo and Starling, that are shaking up the banking industry.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2018/nov/24/the-smartphone-apps-that-will-change-the-way-you-bank">Continue reading...</a>Banks and building societiesDebit cardsCredit cardsSmartphonesBankingMobile phonesMoneyBusinessTechnologyUK newsSat, 24 Nov 2018 07:00:40 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/money/2018/nov/24/the-smartphone-apps-that-will-change-the-way-you-bankPhotograph: N26Photograph: N26Rupert Jones2018-11-24T07:00:40ZBali resort bans smartphones from poolside to enforce relaxationhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/23/bali-resort-bans-smartphones-from-poolside-to-enforce-relaxation
<p>‘Digital detox ruling’ extends to all devices and is an an attempt to untether people from obsessively checking their phones</p><p>Does a hotel pool even exist if you don’t put it on social media?</p><p>It’s a question one Bali resort is encouraging its guests to put to the test by banning phones and mobile devices by the pool, in a bid to encourage people to absorb their surroundings rather than staring at a screen.</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jan/27/mobile-phone-addiction-apps-break-the-habit-take-back-control">Mobile phone addiction? It’s time to take back control</a> </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/23/bali-resort-bans-smartphones-from-poolside-to-enforce-relaxation">Continue reading...</a>BaliWorld newsTravelMobile phonesTechnologySmartphonesTelecomsFri, 23 Nov 2018 05:09:07 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/23/bali-resort-bans-smartphones-from-poolside-to-enforce-relaxationPhotograph: Plush Studios/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Plush Studios/Getty ImagesHannah Ellis-Petersen South-east Asia correspondent2018-11-23T05:09:07ZApple supplier to slash expenses amid concern over iPhone saleshttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/nov/21/apple-supplier-foxconn-expenses-iphone-sales-cut-costs
<p>Foxconn Technology Group plans to cut costs by £2.3bn next year, according to reports</p><p>Foxconn Technology Group, which supplies Apple with components for the iPhone, is reportedly planning to cut costs by billions of pounds amid concerns that iPhone sales growth is slowing.</p><p>The Taiwanese manufacturer will slash 20bn yuan (£2.3bn) from expenses in 2019, Bloomberg News reported.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/nov/21/apple-supplier-foxconn-expenses-iphone-sales-cut-costs">Continue reading...</a>FoxconnTechnologyAppleiPhoneComputingMobile phonesSmartphonesTelecomsBusinessWed, 21 Nov 2018 17:50:42 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/nov/21/apple-supplier-foxconn-expenses-iphone-sales-cut-costsPhotograph: Alamy Stock PhotoPhotograph: Alamy Stock PhotoJasper Jolly2018-11-21T17:50:42ZThe best new Android and iPhone games for 2018https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/mar/02/best-new-android-iphone-games-2018
<p>Pop bubbles, play pool, become a neighbourhood god, a viking hero, or start a craft beer empire in 2018’s best new mobile games for iPhone and Android.</p><p><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/stardew-valley/id1406710800?mt=8">iPhone</a>, £7.99</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/mar/02/best-new-android-iphone-games-2018">Continue reading...</a>GamesCultureMobileFinal FantasyAndroidMobile phonesiPhoneTue, 20 Nov 2018 16:55:31 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/mar/02/best-new-android-iphone-games-2018Photograph: Vivid GamesPhotograph: Vivid GamesStuart Dredge2018-11-20T16:55:31ZThere is no such thing as a free coffee in the age of pettiness | Arwa Mahdawihttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/19/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-free-coffee-in-the-age-of-pettiness
<p>From payment apps encouraging stinginess to uncomplimentary reviews, petty behaviour now has a certain cachet<br></p><p>You know the biggest problem with modern life? If you answered the resurgence of fascism, skyrocketing inequality or climate change … you are wrong. The correct answer is mobile-payment apps.</p><p>In New York, most people I know use a payment app, such as Venmo, which lets you send money to friends as easily as sending a text. While such apps are convenient, they have also made everyone super cheap. Once upon a time, you would treat your friend and then they would treat you, and it would all work out eventually. Now, it is common to transfer exact payments for the smallest things. If someone buys you a coffee, for example, you can expect a $2.87 Venmo request to follow. Payment apps <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/funny-petty-venmo-request-stories-2018-5?r=UK&amp;IR=T" title="">have turned us all into petty monsters</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/19/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-free-coffee-in-the-age-of-pettiness">Continue reading...</a>Mobile phonesTelecomsTechnologyMon, 19 Nov 2018 11:00:27 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/19/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-free-coffee-in-the-age-of-pettinessPhotograph: AlamyPhotograph: AlamyArwa Mahdawi2018-11-19T11:00:27ZDoes Apple's sales slump mean the firm has finally peaked?https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/nov/16/does-apples-sales-slump-mean-the-company-has-finally-peaked
<p>The company’s $1tn valuation has fallen 20% and fewer people are buying its iPhones</p><p>At the start of October Apple was on top of the world. The company had hit a record-breaking valuation of $1tn (£770bn), just released its fastest – and most expensive – iPhone and its chief executive, Tim Cook, was hammering rival Facebook over yet another privacy scandal.</p><p>Two months on and the shine appears to have worn off the largest company in the world. Its valuation has fallen by nearly 20%. This is partly because key suppliers have issued their own profit warnings, suggesting fewer people are buying the company’s phones than expected.</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/nov/02/slipping-sales-bite-into-apples-1tn-pricetag">Apple's value dips below $1tn amid fears of iPhone sales peak</a> </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/nov/16/does-apples-sales-slump-mean-the-company-has-finally-peaked">Continue reading...</a>AppleTechnology sectorComputingTechnologySmartphonesMobile phonesiPhoneTelecomsUK newsUS newsWorld newsBusinessFri, 16 Nov 2018 15:14:58 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/nov/16/does-apples-sales-slump-mean-the-company-has-finally-peakedPhotograph: Marcio Jose Sanchez/APPhotograph: Marcio Jose Sanchez/APAlex Hern2018-11-16T15:14:58ZNorthern Territory MP demands better mobile coverage after family's deathhttps://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/nov/12/northern-territory-mp-demands-better-mobile-coverage-after-familys-death
<p>Scott McConnell says the lack of communications in much of the NT ‘absolutely is a risk to health and wellbeing’</p><p>A Northern Territory politician has called on the government to invest immediately in mobile coverage after the<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/nov/08/boy-12-feared-missing-after-three-people-found-dead-near-broken-down-vehicle-in-outback"> tragic death of a family in remote central Australia</a>.</p><p>Scott McConnell, a member of the NT parliament, said on Monday that </p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/nov/08/boy-12-feared-missing-after-three-people-found-dead-near-broken-down-vehicle-in-outback">Child found dead near three other bodies and broken-down vehicle in outback</a> </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/nov/12/northern-territory-mp-demands-better-mobile-coverage-after-familys-death">Continue reading...</a>Northern TerritoryAustralia newsNorthern Territory politicsMobile phonesMon, 12 Nov 2018 06:49:15 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/nov/12/northern-territory-mp-demands-better-mobile-coverage-after-familys-deathPhotograph: Helen Davidson for the GuardianPhotograph: Helen Davidson for the GuardianNaaman Zhou2018-11-12T06:49:15ZMelatonin and root causes of poor sleep | Lettershttps://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/nov/05/melatonin-and-root-causes-of-poor-sleep
LED screens and lighting are behind the increasing use of melatonin to combat sleeplessness, according to <strong>Dr John Lincoln and Eleanor Levin. Dr Sally Cheseldine</strong> suggests a milky drink might help<p>We were shocked by the revelation that over 117,000 people under 18 were given “off label” melatonin prescriptions in 2017-18 (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/02/rise-in-melatonin-use-to-help-children-sleep-leads-to-safety-warning" title="">Fears over rise in use of melatonin to aid sleep</a>, 3 November). Surprisingly, sales of melatonin are not regulated and it is widely available as an over-the-counter medication and from online retailers. This means the real number of children taking melatonin may well be higher than quoted in your report.</p><p>The rise in melatonin prescriptions coincides with the increased use of blue-rich LED lighting in our indoor and outdoor spaces and the increased use of LED screens. In a previous article, the Guardian reported that the rise in children’s sleeplessness was partly down to technology and the fact that the blue light from LED screens suppresses the production of the sleep hormone, making it harder to fall asleep. In the opinion of LightAware, sleeplessness will continue to be a huge problem in children until we reduce the excessive amount of blue light in our environment. It is surely better to tackle the causes of the problem than expose children to untested medication.<br><strong>Dr John Lincoln and Eleanor Levin</strong><br><a href="https://lightaware.org/" title=""><em>LightAware</em></a><em> Trustees</em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/nov/05/melatonin-and-root-causes-of-poor-sleep">Continue reading...</a>Health & wellbeingLife and styleChildrenSleepTechnologyMobile phonesMon, 05 Nov 2018 18:20:07 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/nov/05/melatonin-and-root-causes-of-poor-sleepPhotograph: Sjale/Getty Images/iStockphotoPhotograph: Sjale/Getty Images/iStockphotoLetters2018-11-05T18:20:07ZDrunk? Anaesthetised? Or just seen your bank balance? – what the new woozy emoji really meanshttps://www.theguardian.com/news/shortcuts/2018/nov/02/drunk-anaesthetised-or-just-seen-your-bank-balance-what-the-new-woozy-emoji-really-means
<p>‘Woozy Face’ is one of 158 emojis just released for the iPhone and iPad. But no one can agree on quite what it symbolises</p><p><strong>Name:</strong> <a href="https://emojipedia.org/face-with-uneven-eyes-and-wavy-mouth/" title="">Woozy Face</a>.</p><p><strong>AKA:</strong> Face With Uneven Eyes and Wavy Mouth.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/shortcuts/2018/nov/02/drunk-anaesthetised-or-just-seen-your-bank-balance-what-the-new-woozy-emoji-really-means">Continue reading...</a>iPhoneAppleMobile phonesSmartphonesTechnologyiPadFri, 02 Nov 2018 18:55:28 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/news/shortcuts/2018/nov/02/drunk-anaesthetised-or-just-seen-your-bank-balance-what-the-new-woozy-emoji-really-meansPhotograph: ApplePhotograph: AppleGuardian Staff2018-11-02T18:55:28Z